Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Pillowcase Conundrums

As I have been tatting this I have been asked two questions more than once, and unfortunately I haven't known how to answer them...so I will ask all of you fine people if you know!

1) When adding an edging to a pillowcase, should the tatting be on just one side or all the way around?

2) Should the tatting be attached to the fabric via all the picots on the edging, or just all the bottom picots?

We have had a nice time here so far, seeing by brother and his wife and helping them move to their new apartment. We took a little time away from moving and cleaning today to visit their offices and classrooms at Vanderbilt University and to tour the Tennessee State Capitol Building--and later today I think we will go to the science center to entertain my nephew...good times!

6 comments:

Your edging looks wonderful!!! :)My opinion is that it's totally up to you whether you want the tatting on just one side or all the way around the pillowcase. When I did edgings for shirt collars, some I did only the front, and some I did all the way around.And as for the tatting being attached. If you only do one side then the tatting can curl up and fluff up when used or washed, but some people don't mind that. It's totally up to the person doing the work. :)

I would put the edging down the side where the pillowcase opens and on the hem. I would attach it be the picots at the top of the edging. But it's up to you how you do it.Nashville that's where my husband wants to go to him it would be the holiday of a lifetime, no idea if we will ever get there.Margaret

If you do it all the way around, you can throw the pillow on the bed any old way and the lace is always "UP". Tacking down all the picots is a pain in the butt. However, once it's done, the lace is ALWAYS neat and tidy. You can throw the pillow case in the wash, pull it out of the dryer and it's ready to go without having to stop and block the lace again before you use it.